Surf Forecasts:
Le Grand Crohot surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 9 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, WNW swell with 169 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 9 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Le Grand Crohot this week:
The surf forecast for Le Grand Crohot over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Le Grand Crohot in the next 16 days are 0.9m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Le Grand Crohot over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 24 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 46 | 17 | 22 | 35 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 114 | 169 | 85 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:15PM3.08m | 2:02AM3.11m | 2:34PM3.31m | 3:14AM3.34m | 3:38PM3.63m | 4:12AM3.59m | 4:31PM3.94m | 5:01AM3.81m | 5:18PM4.19m | 5:46AM3.95m | 6:02PM4.32m | 6:27AM4.00m | 6:43PM4.32m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11PM0.97m | 7:48AM0.98m | 8:31PM0.76m | 8:59AM0.76m | 9:36PM0.45m | 9:56AM0.48m | 10:30PM0.16m | 10:46AM0.22m | 11:18PM-0.06m | 11:31AM0.03m | 00:01AM-0.17m | 12:13PM-0.05m | 00:42AM-0.15m | ||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:13 |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | W 9 | NNW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 38 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 35 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 114 | 169 | 85 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 13 | WNW 11 | NNW 4 | W 6 | WNW 9 | NW 4 | W 7 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | W 6 | WNW 10 | W 11 | NW 8 | NW 3 | NW 4 | W 12 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | — | — | 26 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 4 | 9 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | NW 2 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 457 | 395 | 7 | 7 | 526 | 64 | 7 | 191 | 7 | 13 | 191 | 163 | 173 | 270 | 173 | 121 | 184 | 158 | 158 | 404 | 158 |
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